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Open Strings

Build a reliable map from the six notes that anchor the fretboard.

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Standard Tuning

A note played without pressing a fret is an open string. In standard tuning, the six open notes from the thickest string to the thinnest are E A D G B E.

123EADGBEStandard tuning from the thick low E string to the thin high E string
Low to High

Say the notes in physical order from thick to thin as E A D G B E. The two E strings share a note name but sit two octaves apart.

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What is standard tuning from the thickest string to the thinnest?

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